On this day, May 21, 2001, in Seattle, Wa., members of the Earth Liberation Front torched the Univ. of Washington's Center for Urban Horticulture causing about $6 million in damage. An Oregon tree farm owned by Jefferson Poplar Farms was also burned. four people were later convicted of taking part in the firebombing. One later committed suicide in prison.
Also on this day, May 21, 2002, The George W. Bush administration said it will allow new mining to resume on nearly one million acres of the Siskiyou region.
Also on this day, May 21, 2006, demolition crews destroyed the 499-foot cooling tower of the Trojan Nuclear Power Plant. Demolition of the containment dome was scheduled in 2008.
Also on this day, May 21, 1998, 15 year-old Kipland Kinkel killed one classmate and wounded 19 more at Thurston High School. His parents, William and Faith, were found shot dead at home and a 2nd student died the next day. He had been expelled from school the previous day for bringing a gun to school. Kinkel dropped an insanity plea in 1999 and pleaded guilty to four counts of murder and 26 counts of attempted murder. He was sentenced over 111 years in prison.
Should noncitizens vote?
Newly elected to Congress, Representative Andrea Salinas, representing the new sixth district, joined 41 other Democrats helping Republicans block DC's approval of the Local Resident Voting Rights Amendment Act of 2022.
The District of Columbia City Council recently voted to allow anyone, including illegal immigrants, who has lived in DC for 30 days to vote in local elections. The Congressional bill,
H.J. Res. 24, disapproved their action, and the House voted last week to block the measure on a 260-162 vote, with support from all Republicans and 42 Democrats.
It goes to the Senate where a debate on how the District of Columbia continues to be denied self-governance and why it deserves statehood is anticipated. If it passes the Senate, Administration has voice disapproval over the measure.
The three Democrats representing the metro area voted to allow noncitizens the vote are Oregon’s
- Suzanne Bonamici—First District
- Earl Blumenauer—Third District
- Val Hoyle —Fourth District
A D V E R T I S E M E N T
A D V E R T I S E M E N T
Were these Representatives really representing their districts? Multnomah County voters say no. On the November 2022 ballot was Multnomah County's
Measure 26-231, which would amend the county charter to extend the right to vote in county elections to noncitizens. In the most liberal county in Oregon, the measure
failed 52.71% to 47.29%.
The Oregon Constitution doesn’t allow noncitizens the right to vote. The U.S. Constitution addresses specific rights as being for citizens. The question goes further than representation, were the House Representatives honoring their oath to keep the Constitution?
--Donna Bleiler| Post Date: 2023-02-14 08:09:09 | Last Update: 2023-02-15 00:40:51 |
